Jake Paul leaked how much he offered Tommy Fury to fight live on Netflix, only to delete his post.
Earlier this month Paul faced Mike Tyson in a record-breaking event streamed live on the service, with 70,000 fans in attendance at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Paul's Most Valuable Promotions say there were 108 million viewers in total, 65 million of which were live streams - making it the most-streamed sports event of all-time.
Paul beat a 58-year-old Tyson via unanimous decision in the eight-round heavyweight clash to move up to 11-1 in his professional career.
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His only career loss came against Fury, who beat him on points in a cruiserweight encounter in Saudi Arabia in February 2023. But according to Paul, there was a lucrative offer on the table for Fury to rematch Paul live on Netflix.
“Offered Fury $8M to fight on Netflix," Paul claimed in a post which was later removed.
“He turned it down and now fighting an MMA fighter… Now tell me who is running? Stupid daddy controlled kid, protected from the inevitable.”
Going into the fight with Tyson, Paul boasted that he would earn around $40 million (£31.1 million) from the fight, with 'Iron' Mike earning in the region of $20 million for his return.
After beating Paul, Fury turned his attentions to his YouTube rival KSI and again prevailed with an unanimous decision triumph after a showdown in Manchester back in October 2023.
After a long hiatus following necessary surgery, Fury is returning to the ring against former UFC fighter Darren Till back in his hometown on January 18 for the Misfits & DAZN: X Series 20 card.
In a press conference where it all kicked off, the Liverpudlian threatened to head kick 'TNT' if the fight is not going his way - which would result in an automatic disqualification.
"At the end of the day, I can’t beat you, I’ll just kick you in the face in there," the former UFC welterweight title challenger said during the pre-fight presser via The Mirror.
"How about that? I’m a proper fighter, not a boxer. I don’t walk in a room like this and see boxing and go, 'sh*t'.
"I walk in, no one here is a threat to me. Not one person in this room, security, you, your dad are not a threat to me.
"I’m an MMA fighter, so if I want to kick you or elbow you in the face, I will, and no one can do anything about it."
Topics: Jake Paul, Mike Tyson, Tommy Fury, Boxing, Boxing News
Josh Lawless